Anyone NOT using V30's with their 5150/6505 ?

[D-Rock]

Come on, someone must have found a better match by now??
I've gone through 6 different speakers and V30's work well, but I'm not completely satisfied with that pairing

 

[JakeAC5253]

Greg's 5150 sounds great through 25w greenbacks

 

[wIsEbLooD]

I use t75's. Sounds great.

 

[glpg80]

splawn small blocks, i have played this combination and it flat screams with a 5150. Greg mentioned he couldnt get them to record well but IMHO its much cleaner sounding/more organized sounding than V30's and the top end of the splawn SB's match a 5150 perfectly.

 

[fuzzyguitars]

i love the straight 4x12 with full v30's

but i find i can get a little more cut with x pattern g12k100 and v30

the v30 records the best though

 

[D-Rock]

I only ask because it's all I seem to see and hear the amp played through.
At high volumes, the V30's can get offensive in the midrange. But at sensible volumes they sound great. But I like to push some air and the V30's get so blurry in the mids. If I the lower the amps mids too much to compensate, the amp loses some life to it's tone.
Greenbacks record well, but perform less than well. They can get a little too middy too at high volumes. Maybe I'm just leaning towards speakers with conservative mids with this amp.
V30XT75 seems to sound best. But now I'm using a BL80 & T75 in a 2x12. This is also performing and sounding great.

 

[The Jeff]

If you feel you're "almost there," I'd recommend investing in the MXR 10-Band EQ, or similar EQ. Just keep a flat EQ and give a slight cut to the frequencies that are bothering you.

Personally, I use V30s for modern tones and Greenbacks for classic tones.

 

[madrigal77]

Swamp Thang with Legend v128 or 1218. I hate V30's with a passion with 5150's as it's already a mid heavy, fizzy amp. Matching a mid heavy, fizzy speaker with a mid heavy, fizzy amp is too much. I like a smooth, high wattage speaker with little break up.

The Swamp Thang adds a ton of low end chunk, and the v128 or 1218 are a fairly balanced speaker, so they balance things out a bit. It's a killer combo.

 

[BeZo]

Eminence Legends.

Back when I had a 5150.

 

[madrigal77]

Eminence Legends.

Back when I had a 5150.

Get another one. They're cheap!!

 

[BeZo]

Eminence Legends.

Back when I had a 5150.

Get another one. They're cheap!!

I'm poor right now. I'm so poor, I've been passing up on free concerts. I ate a melted-to-shit leftover ice cream cake for lunch today because I couldn't afford to buy food. My Jeep had front end problems that have sucked up all my spare funds.

Can't get the gear trailer to the gigs without the Jeep.

 

[lolzgreg]

Greg's 5150 sounds great through 25w greenbacks

I agree. On that note, I think the 6505 I have would sound good through a Pignose speaker

 

[JonnyXXXMac]

Weber 1265s in my Emperor are DOOOOPPPEEEE...higher wattage greenback with a sweet upper mid, tons of low (probably the size of the 6X12) and the highs are crisp. I run my lead channel eq (with a TS9 in front Gain 0 Tone half Level dimed) 5, 8, 4, 6 and resonance dimed with presence at 6. Amazing.

EDIT

And FWIW, I HATED the legends - I thought they were flat and scooped sounding. They were loaded in those POS Basson cabs tho. I've tried the Swamp Thang..better but I'm a Celestion guy thru and thru...starting to take more of an interest in the Webers and Scumbacks now having them.

 

[stompboxfreak72]

6505+ through Splawn cab with SB25s is awesome. I have a Mesa 2x12 w/ sb25s in it also. Equally awesome.

 

[mikehickey]

I have used T75 pretty much with my 5150s